{"id":10123,"date":"2025-01-11T23:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T23:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10123"},"modified":"2025-01-11T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T23:15:38","slug":"breaking-news-nfl-announcement-may-change-lions-playoff-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10123","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : NFL Announcement May Change Lions Playoff Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188445011-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188445011-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188445011-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188445011-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"NFL Announcement May Change Lions Playoff Run\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s that time of the NFL season: Wild Card playoff time. The Detroit Lions don\u2019t have to play this weekend, because they beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, January, and in the process, scored the top seed in the NFC and NFC North, giving them a bye week. But, the Lions are still invested in this weekend\u2019s game, because the result of the matchups\u00a0will determine who Detroit will go up against in their first playoff game on either January 18 or 19.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the NFL has made an announcement about one of this weekend\u2019s games that could impact who the Lions play in their first playoff matchup.<\/p>\n<h2>NFL Changes Location of Wild Card Playoff Game<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, January 10, the NFL announced that the Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams Wild Card game scheduled for Monday, January 13, has been moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The change of venue comes in the interest of\u00a0public safety, as Southern California deals with raging wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>So, why does this matter to the Lions? Well, Detroit will go up against the lowest-seeding winner in the\u00a0NFC Wild Card round, so that gives the team four options for opponents: the Los Angeles Rams\u00a0(No. 4 seed),\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0(No. 5 seed),\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0(No. 6 seed) or the\u00a0Green Bay Packers (No. 7 seed).<\/p>\n<p>If the Lions end up taking on the winner of the Rams and Vikings game, that fact that the Rams will no longer have a home-field advantage could help the Vikings pull off a win. So, the Lions could end up playing the Vikings instead of the Rams, if losing that home-field advantage is enough to push the Vikings over the edge.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Game Change Was \u2018Not Taken Lightly\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIn the interest of public safety, Monday\u2019s Vikings-Rams Wild Card game has been moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA to State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, the NFL announced today,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cThe decision was made in consultation with public officials, the participating clubs and the NFLPA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though the game\u2019s venue has moved, it will still start at 8 p.m. ET start time and air on ESPN, ABC and ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe postseason contest initially was scheduled for SoFi Stadium, as the Rams won the NFC West division to earn home-field advantage for the first round,\u201d editor Lindsey Young stated on the Vikings\u2019 website. \u201cThe decision to relocate was not taken lightly and is being made considering the multiple wildfires that have left chaos and destruction in their wake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time we suit up, we\u2019re the Los Angeles Rams,\u201d Rams and former Detroit Lions quarterback\u00a0Matthew Stafford said in a press conference about the game. \u201cWe play for the people in this community, the people that support us, and this week will be another example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with everybody that\u2019s been affected by these fires,\u201d Rams head coach Sean McVay added.<\/p>\n<p>So far, due to the wildfires, more than 5,000 structures have been burned, according to the L.A. 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